Evidence appraisal: a scoping review, conceptual framework, and research agenda.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Critical appraisal of clinical evidence promises to help prevent, detect, and address flaws related to study importance, ethics, validity, applicability, and reporting. These research issues are of growing concern. The purpose of this scoping review is to survey the current literature on evidence appraisal to develop a conceptual framework and an informatics research agenda.

Methods

We conducted an iterative literature search of Medline for discussion or research on the critical appraisal of clinical evidence. After title and abstract review, 121 articles were included in the analysis. We performed qualitative thematic analysis to describe the evidence appraisal architecture and its issues and opportunities. From this analysis, we derived a conceptual framework and

SUBMITTER: Goldstein A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6259661 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature